Roundup of Economic & Business News (Aug 12 - Aug 18)

Commentaries - Editorials
Govt failure, private sector rescue (Aug 13, 06, Nepalbiznews.com.com)
Interview with Narendra Basnyat (Aug 13, 06, eKantipur.com)

Aug 18
Banks' outstanding dues around Rs 28 b : Finance Minister (Nepalbiznews.com)
Tourism industry needs to seize upcoming arrival season (Nepalbiznews.com)
Load-shedding to hit hard consumers; NEA in turmoil unveils the White Paper Biz News (Nepalbiznews.com)

NATO elects new executive committee (Nepalnews.com)

Aug 17
Load shedding from Sept 1 (eKantipur.com)
Height of injustice (eKantipur.com)
Bank shares at stock market overvalued: official (eKantipur.com)

Indian leader assures for railway extension (Nepalbiznews.com)
Transporters halt trade via Nepalgunj customs (Nepalbiznews.com)
Tea workers' agitation continues (Nepalbiznews.com)

South Korea exploits migrant workers: AI (Nepalnews.com)
NPC irrelevant, restructure it: Experts (Nepalnews.com)
Government endorses Biotechnology Policy-2063 (Nepalnews.com)

Aid to Nepal grows to Rs 93b (The Himalayan Time)
Biz Briefs (The Himalayan Time)

Aug 16
50 Nepalis stranded in Malaysia, demand action against manpower companies (eKantipur.com)
53 groups default Rs 25b with banks (eKantipur.com)
26,000 health workers to go on strike from Thursday (eKantipur.com)
NRB declares NCSIDB a 'troubled bank' (eKantipur.com)
Workers threaten to shut down Khimti Hydel Project (eKantipur.com)

NCSIDB declared troubled bank (Nepalbiznews.com)
More efforts essential to meet MDGs' target: Experts (Nepalbiznews.com)
NRB directed to disclose loan defaulters; 53 defaulters yet to pay Rs 15.2 billion (Nepalbiznews.com)

Aug 15
53 groups default Rs 25b with banks (eKantipur.com)
NRB declares NCSIDB a 'troubled bank' (eKantipur.com)
Petrol crisis persists in Valley (eKantipur.com)
Freelance agents swindle Rs 158m (eKantipur.com)
‘Govt serious in promoting tourism’ (eKantipur.com)
Tea workers' protest in full swing (eKantipur.com)
PM promises adequate fertilizer supply (eKantipur.com)
Biz News Summary (eKantipur.com)

53 groups default Rs 25b with banks (eKantipur.com)
NRB declares NCSIDB a 'troubled bank' (eKantipur.com)
Petrol crisis persists in Valley (eKantipur.com)
Freelance agents swindle Rs 158m (eKantipur.com)
‘Govt serious in promoting tourism’ (eKantipur.com)
Tea workers' protest in full swing (eKantipur.com)
PM promises adequate fertilizer supply (eKantipur.com)
Biz News Summary (eKantipur.com)

India to treble development assistance (Nepalbiznews.com)

Government indifferent to NOC losses (Nepalnews.com)

Aug 14
Petrol supply situation worsens (eKantipur.com)
Vehicle registration up by 37.6 pc (eKantipur.com)
Biz News Summary (eKantipur.com)

CNI to organise Hydropower Mart 2006 (Nepalbiznews.com)
Cabinet decides to put on NRN bill to HoR; no dual citizen now (Nepalbiznews.com)
Tea gardens in eastern Nepal on halt (Nepalbiznews.com)
Pilots express dissatisfaction over new regulatory for them (Nepalbiznews.com)
Turmoil over petroleum products persists in the capital (Nepalbiznews.com)

Modeling emerges as a new career option (Nepalbiznews.com)

Industrial sector performs poorly (The Himalayan Time)
KBL unveils new scheme (The Himalayan Time)
United World Trade Centre to open from September 22 (The Himalayan Time)

Gautam new GM at Sajha Prakashan (RSS)
MPs discuss health budget (RSS)
AIDS may cripple S Asia, warns WB (RSS)

Aug 13
Petro products supply normalized (eKantipur.com)
Biz News Summary (eKantipur.com)
Nissan's Tiida hits the road (eKantipur.com)

Investors’ confidence in stock market dips : Share transaction value in millions (The Himalayan Time)
NOM resumes its operation (The Himalayan Time)
Sujalgum comes to market (The Himalayan Time)

Aug 12
NOC denies short supply of fuel (eKantipur.com)
Gold price dips (eKantipur.com)
Rupee weakens against dollar (eKantipur.com)
Stock exchange gains 27.30 pts (eKantipur.com)

OC team returns, Nepal's request to be considered(Nepalnewsbiz.com)
High rise in inflation; remittance keeping economy alive: NRB (Nepalbiznews.com)